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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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